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District 5, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

32,991 Population
18.2 square miles 1,810.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.9 ±3.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 34.1 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$21,712 ±$1,672 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $38,736 ±$1,080
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$41,702 ±$9,599 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $63,071 ±$2,142
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

29.7% ±4.3% (9,706  ±1,664) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 19.6% 85,736 (±1.2% / ±5,371)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.2 minutes ±1.3 (276,310  ±38,394) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 23.6 4,428,025 (±0.4 / ±104,767)
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

11,871 ±897 Number of households
  • East Baton Rouge Parish: 177,295 ±1,381
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.1 (32,890  ±2,884) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in East Baton Rouge Parish: 2.5 437,759 (±0 / ±180)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.4% ±2.7% (438  ±228) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 4.4% † 5,234 (±0.7% / ±822)
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

13,876 ±927 Number of housing units
  • East Baton Rouge Parish: 206,591 ±136
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$154,100 ±$10,455 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in East Baton Rouge Parish: $248,800 ±$3,342
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.5% ±4.6% (5,066  ±1,571.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 15.9% 71,057 (±1% / ±4,586.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.4% ±0.3% (17,047  ±1,430.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 90.8% 257,565 (±1.6% / ±4,468.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.5% ±2.7% (3,001  ±614.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 38.5% 109,286 (±1% / ±2,784.6)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3% ±1.2% (972  ±392) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.1% 32,007
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.9% ±2.4% (1,439  ±599) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in East Baton Rouge Parish: 4.4% 15,343 (±0.4% / ±1,249)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,439 Total veterans ±599 1,160 Male ±475 279 Female ±240

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